%0 Journal Article
%T Esophageal perforation following bite of inner tube of automobile tyre: An unusual cause of barotrauma
%A Kadian Y
%A Agarwal S
%A Rattan K
%A Nityasha
%J Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
%D 2010
%I Medknow Publications
%X An 8-year-old child presented with severe chest pain and respiratory distress after he accidentally bit an automobile tyre tube which burst into his mouth. The chest radiograph revealed left-sided pneumothorax. Both esophagogram and computed tomogram (CT) scan revealed a perforation of the distal third of esophagus with extravasation of contrast on left side. The patient was treated conservatively with gastrostomy feeds and antibiotics for 5 weeks with a good response.
%K Automobile tyre bite
%K esophagus
%K perforation
%U http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2010;volume=15;issue=1;spage=34;epage=35;aulast=Kadian